Join us to celebrate the 20th birthday of the Portable Antiquities Scheme in Somerset and Dorset at an event at County Hall in Dorchester (Committee Room1) organized by Dorset Council’s Historic Environment team.

Presentations will look at individual Portable Antiquities Scheme finds and types of finds from Dorset, and consider how PAS finds have changed our understanding of the county’s past.

We are putting the finishing touches to the programme. It includes talks on Roman and Iron Age coin hoards in Somerset and Dorset by Eleanor Ghey of the British Museum, and Early medieval metalwork in Somerset and Dorset by Rob Webley of the British Museum, and from Bournemouth University on excavation and analysis of PAS finds. .

Contact: Claire Pinder 01305 224921 claire.pinder@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk

Wheelchair access is possible and there is a hearing loop.

Tickets. £10 Numbers are limited so book your place now and pay on the day – cash or cheques made payable to ‘Dorset Council’. We can’t at present offer facilities for on-line payment.

Refreshments. Tea and coffee are provided. A buffet lunch may be available at a cost of £6 a head, if enough people are interested. Please let us know if you are interested in the buffet lunch, and of any dietary requirements when you book your place.

Parking. The staff car parks behind County Hall can be used free of charge. Please note that the car park at the front of County Hall is pay and display.